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You Gotta Make a Comeback

Written by: Billy Cox

Article Overview: No matter how bad the pain is, if you're willing to make an effort -- and at times it may require a fierce effort -- you can come back bigger, better and stronger. Lance Armstrong overcame incredible odds to become a seven-time Tour de France (the most prestigious race in cycling) champion.

You Gotta Make a Comeback

The Story of "Livestrong-Armstrong"
No matter how bad the pain is, if you're willing to make an effort -- and at times it may require a fierce effort -- you can come back bigger, better and stronger. Lance Armstrong overcame incredible odds to become a seven-time Tour de France (the most prestigious race in cycling) champion.

In 1996, although he had never won the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong was the number one ranked cyclist in the world. But in October of that year, Lance discovered he had advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain. Chances for his recovery were less than 50 percent. He endured two surgeries, including brain surgery and chemotherapy. Although he was weak, Lance started to think about racing again only five months after his diagnosis. Unfortunately, to add insult to injury, his sponsor had dropped him.

But Lance didn't let that stop him. He decided to make a comeback. In 1998, he declared victory over cancer and returned to racing. The road back was long and hard, with many challenges and discouragements. But just one year later, in 1999, Lance won the Tour de France. Amazingly, he is now the only person in history to have won the race seven years in a row. What a comeback!

The question is, if Lance Armstrong had never experienced the adversity of cancer, would he have become the greatest cyclist in history? In his book Every Second Counts (Broadway, 2003), he gives us the answer: "I've often said that cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me ... the fact is that I wouldn't have won even a single Tour de France without the lesson of illness." Depending on how you choose to react to adversity, it can make you stronger and better, and you can make a comeback.


Earlier in life my wife and I had a 10 month old daughter Skylar that passed away.We had three older sons ,she was our only daughter and my wife's tubes had been tied .

At the same time, had just been named President of our company and sales were down over fifty percent and at a ten year low. Approximately one year after our daughter's death, my wife and I decided to try and have another child. There were many complications, but two years later our family was truly blessed with the birth of a baby girl. At the same time, the company I was now president of was making its own comeback. Only seven months after our daughter was born, the company had its best year in its thirty-two-year history and we broke almost every sales record.


In life we all have challenges. We can let them be the beginning or the end.It's your choice. You can turn your setbacks into comebacks.

From: The All-Star Sales Book

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